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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 147 | 184 | 320 | 392 | 348 | 258 | 245 | 244 | 341 | 651 | 763 | 865 | 870 | 857 | 848 | 903 | 963 | 798 | 750 | 1207 | 856 | 1030 | 907 | 794 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 2.05 | 5:46AM 1.89 | 6:19PM 2.05 | 6:44AM 1.87 | 7:19PM 2.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 0.07 | 11:44PM 0.12 | 12:03PM 0.07 | 12:44AM 0.14 | 1:03PM 0.09 | 1:44AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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